soon led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, still every chance entering final furlong, driven to lead again towards finish
raced wide, keen, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
keen, held up, headway to lead on inside 2f out, soon ridden, driven and headed towards finish
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
MATSUNOSUKE will always provide the odd heart-stopping moment as he needs to be produced late on but he may be able to go in again now that he's regained the winning habit. Ebraam and Maltese Falcon are feared most. The latter is a course specialist who won a handicap from a 4lb higher mark last year. The return to this venue should see him in a better light and he merits respect. Ebraam ran another solid race at Great Leighs on his latest start and looks certain to finish there or thereabouts but the handicapper appears to have him about right at present. Preference therefore is for Matsunosuke who must have been driving his fans to distraction as he had passed up a number of chances to take advantage of a decent mark. He got it right last time though, remains feasibly treated and is ideally suited by the way races pan out at this track so Matsunosuke gets our vote.
Turn On The Style 12-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs beating Matsunosuke (9-2) by 2l, 10 ran.
Matsunosuke 5-2fav (9-4) Behind, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol beating Dvinsky (8-7) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Ebraam (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden halfway, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 7, 1l behind The Game (8-6) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Epic Odyssey 6-1 (9-3) Led 2f, led again 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind First Order (8-4) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Maltese Falcon 12-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 12l behind Lone Wolfe (8-0) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Came Back (IRE) 2-5fav (9-5) Made all, ridden 2f out, driven out final furlong, won at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs beating Hamaasy (9-2) by 3/4l, 11 ran.